June 1st, 2023

  Market Notes June 1st, 2023       WE’RE BACK, IT SLAPS!     Yesterday, our first load of fingerlings departed California, slated for Sunday arrival on the east coast, and Monday distribution. Today we loaded our first overnight truck for our forward distribution in...

May 25th, 2023

  Market Notes May 25th, 2023     MAN PLANS…GOD LAUGHS     Well, actually Mother Nature giggled. We had it all laid out perfectly. We tried a field run of what looked to be beautiful yellow fingerlings, and they were until we ran them.  Tiny little nicks...

May 18th, 2023

  Market NotesMay 18th, 2023   WHAT CONDITION OUR SPUD TRANSITION IS IN     No more messin’ around. We’ve got the dates, the times, and the goods. This past Monday we shipped our last fingerling load of the season from our Oregon shipper.  It will be available...

May 11th, 2023

  Market Notes May 11th, 2023   POTATO TRANSITION CONTINUES     Every time we travel to the Bakersfield area we come back astounded by what we have learned.  This past visit was no different. We’ll get back to that later, here’s the lead.  There is going to be a...

May 5th, 2023

  Market Notes May 5th, 2023   POTATO TRANSITION CONTINUES     Markets continue to tighten as potato sheds in Washington state shut down, growers spend twice the amount of time and product to get the right pack.  Here is our outlook. Purple A potatoes are out...

April 27th, 2023

  Market Notes April 27th, 2023   POTATO TRANSITION     This one is going to be a very close call.  Our fingerling grower in Oregon is down to their last loads. This means several things. First, maintaining the same quality at the end of a deal as you do in the...